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I fed it "The true destiny for humanity is" Out: > The true destiny for humanity is to be the species it wants to become," says William James, director of the
by dfischer 7y ago
I fed it "The true destiny for humanity is"
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> The true destiny for humanity is to be the species it wants to become," says William James, director of the Center on the Ethics and Future of Work at Harvard University.
> While not explicitly suggesting humans would be replaced by machines, James predicts that as more and more people, businesses and governments work more closely with them — and machines can learn and adapt — they will be less constrained in their creative output and more willing to work within certain limitations, as long as it's done with a basic understanding and trust in that person.
> While humans seem uniquely suited to take part in the future, we are likely to take a more hands-on approach, including helping others create work with computers.
> "We are already seeing a lot of companies taking that step and saying, 'No we're not going to have human resources, they've got enough human resources already. It may work out differently with robots or with artificial intelligence, but there will be plenty of work done by humans still,'" says James. "But there are a lot of questions that we can't really